HR 2389
99th Congress
House
Arts, Culture, Religion
Civil actions and liability
Courts and Civil Procedure
Cultural relations
Damages
International Affairs
Limitation of actions
Cultural Property Repose Act of 1985
Introduced: May 7, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
May 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
May 7, 1985
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Cultural Property Repose Act of 1985 - Prohibits a foreign state from bringing an action in any U.S. or State court to recover possession of or obtain damages related to any archaeological or ethnological material or any article of cultural property which has been in the United States under specified circumstances.
Applies such prohibition to pending court proceedings.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
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